Shade fixture



1. s. SHERWIN SHADE FIXTURE June 5', 1923.

Filed Au 19, 1922 Patented June 5, 1923.

UNETED sra'ras ISAAC s. snnnwrn; or CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE.

SHADE FIXTURE.

Application filed August 19, 1922. Serial No. 582,982.

To all whom itvma y concern:

Be it known that ISAAC S. SHE wIN, a citizen of the United States, residlng at Chattanooga, in the county of Hamilton and:

' State of Tennessee, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shade Flxtures, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying, drawa roller shade or the like tobe supported in a window frame for bodily vertical adjustment' and it is an object of the invention to provide a device of this general character wherein the elements or parts with which the shade roller or the like is directly engaged are of a reversible type wherebythe whereby the assembly of the fixture in its entirety maybe accomplished without undue skill'on the part of the person.

Another object of he invention is to'provide a fixture of this general character embodying guide rods adapted to be supported by'the sides of a window frame and more particularly the facing thereof and wherein each of the rods has co-acting with the up- H per. end portion thereof a supporting bracket, said bracket being of a reversible type so that the same may be readily employed in connection with a guide rod at either side of the frame. v

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved shade fixture whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device 40 rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth. 7

The novellfeatures of my invention will hereinafter be definitely claimed.

In order'that my invention may be the better understood, I will nowproceed to describe the .same with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

cost of production is materially reduced and Figure 1 is a view in' elevation illustrating. a

a curtain fixture constructed in accordance. with an embodiment of my invention and in applied position;

Figure 2 is a view in perspective of one of the guide rods and the parts directlyassociated therewith, the shade and itsroller being omitted; a

Figure 3 is a fragmentary elevational view illustrating one of the slides or runners as herein' comprised with a curtain rollerapplied thereto and an adjustable member connected therewith Figure fi is a view similar to Figure 3, illustrating the runner orslide co-acting with the side of the window frame opposite to the slide or runner illustrated in Figure n l Figure 5 is'a sectional view -taken substantially on the line 5"5 of Figure 3.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, .F denotes a window frame or the like which has disposed adjacent the facings thereof the vertically directed guide rods 1, the lower end portion of each of said rods being operatively engaged with a bracket 2 suitably anchored to a facing of the frame,

said bracket being preferably of the design particularly illustrated in Figure 2.v The upper end portion of each of the rods" 1 is operatively engaged with an outstanding foot 3fprovided at an end portion of an arm The opposite end portion of the arm 4 is pivotally connected asat 5 to a side wall 6 v of a bracket B. The opposite sidewall of I the bracket B is provided with a laterally directed flange or foot 7 which has direct or close contact with the fa'cingfof the window frame and is suitably anchored thereto. The

upper end portion of the rod 1' isprovided with a head 7 resting from above upon the foot 3 while the lower'en'd portion of the rod has engaged therewith aclamping nut 9'which contacts from below with the adjacent por tion of the bracket 2 whereby the rod 1, upon proper manipulation of the member or nut 9 is maintained rigidly in applied or working position. I y

The body'portion' of the bracket B isU-.

shaped in cross section and the space between the side walls" 6 thereof is bridged by the pivot member 5 whereby said member 5 serves as a shaft for the roller 10. The outer wall or face 11 of the bracket B has its intermediate or central portion cut away as at 12.

Associated with each of the rods 1 is a runner or slide A comprising a substantially flat body portion provided at one side at the top and bottom portions thereof with outstanding cuffs or sleeves 14: which freely surround or embrace a rod 1 whereby the slide or runner A has free movement lengthwise of the rod 1 and in opposite direction The opposite or outer portion of the slide or runner A is provided at the top and bottom thereof with ears 15, said ears being disposed in a direction toward the facing of the window when the slide or runner is in applied or working position. Each of the runners or slides A is provided at a desired position with a closed slot 16 obliquely dis osed which is adapted to have directed t erethrough the spur or gudgeon 17 of a shade roller or the like. The slide or runner A is also provided with a bayonet slot 18 having its foot or angular extension 18 disposed toward the slot 16, said bayonet slot opening at the side of the slide or runner A remote from the associated rod 1. The relative arrangement of the slot 16 and the bayonet slot 18 is of decided importance and advantage as by this arrangement it permits a runner or slide A to be reversible so that thesame can be employed with equal facility in connection with either of the rods 1, it vonly being required that the extension or angular portion 18 of the slot 18 being downwardly disposed when such bayonet slot is adapted to receive the spur 19 of a shade roller or the like.

At this time it is also to be emphasized that by having the arm 4 pivotally connected to the bracket B such bracket is also readily reversible and can be employed at either side of a window frame or the like, as the arm 4 can be readily swung or turned to a position to put the foot 3 thereof downwardly.

The ears 15 of each of the runners or slides A have threaded therethrough an extremity of an operating cord 20, the end portion of which being knotted as at 21 directly below and in contact with the lowermost ear 15 so that upon pull being imposed upon the cord 20 the slide or runner A will be caused to move upwardly. The downward movement of the guide or runner A is effected by gravity and particularly as occasioned by the added weight afforded by the applied shade roller.

Each of the cords 20 pass upwardly over the roller or pulley 10 substantially directly thereabove and one of the cords 20 is continued to pass over the second roller or pulley 10 so that at a point below the second pulley 10 the cords may be continued and connected by a single strand so that both of the runners or slides A may be caused to move upwardly in unison.

Each of the gudgeons or spurs 17 has disposed therethrough a pin 22 to hold said spur against displacement. An end portion of this pin 20 is provided with an eye 23 which surrounds and clamps the adjacent cord 20 at a point between the ears 15. When it is desired to remove the shade roller the cord 20 can be sufficiently flexed or looped between the ears 15 to disengage the pin 21 from the gudgeon or spur 17.

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that a shade fixture constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled and operated, and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modification without departing from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

- I claim:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a reversible side bracket for a window frame or the like comprising a member substantially U-shaped in cross section, a side wall of the bracket being provided with an outstanding flange provided with means to attach the same in applied position, a plate, a pin pivotally connecting the plate with the second side wall of the bracket, said pin bridging the space between the side walls of the bracket to provide a shaft, said plate being provided with an outstanding foot to engage an end portion of a guide rod, a roller mounted upon the portion of the pin between the side walls of the bracket, the intermediate wall of the bracket being provided with an opening. 1

2. In combination with the guide rod of an adjustable shade fixture, a slide associated with said rod and provided with cuffs freely embracing the rod, said slide being provided with an obliquely disposed closed slot and with a bayonet slot, said slots being spaced on the plate in adirection longitudinally of the associated rod, the angular portion of the bayonet being disposed toward the first named slot whereby the slide is readily reversible, said bayonet slots being open at the side of the slide remote from the rod.

3. In combination with the guide rod of an adjustable shade fixture, a slideassociated with said rod and provided with cufi's freely embracing the rod, said cuffs being positioned adjacent the side of the slide,'said slide being provided with an obliquely dis- With spaced perforate ears, and a pulling posed closed slot and with a bayonet slot, cord threaded through said ears and coactthe angular portion of the bayonet being ing with the slide for'moving the same along 10" disposed toward the first named slot Wherethe rod. 1 a Y Y 3 t 6 by the slide is readily reversible, said slide In testimonyv whereof Ihereunto affixmy at the top and bottom thereof and adjacent signature.

the outer side of the slide being provided ISAAC s.- SHERWIN. 

